The Alabaster Nudibranch can be found in the temperate waters of the Pacific, from Alaska to California and along the coasts of Russia and Japan. The beautiful, wispy white tipped cerata are actually the animal’s lungs. But don’t let it’s delicate form fool you, this nudi’s jaws are strong enough to crack open the shell of a snail, one of its preferred meals – photo taken at Seattle, Washington
photos (clic pic) by robert bailey, nigel roddis and adam hanlon of some amorous grey seals in the waters off the farne islands.
late afternoon
Today I will only post/reblog Sperm Whale pictures. Because no one can stop me.
This one was captured by Vilmos Vincze / cc
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, Virginia.
Etymology note: What a puzzle! Polyphemus was the name of a Cyclops with a bit part in the Odyssey. The name translates many voiced, and might literally mean often spoken of, hence famous. It seems an odd choice, to name a creature with ten eyes after a creature with only one.
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